@Virginian65: this is our first real layout, unless you count 027 ovals taking up half the dining room table.
But we've put a ton of planning into this one to make sure it goes smoothly and offers enough action for us. We're not "switching" on this layout, it's a sort of multi-directional "looping" with interesting reversals and crossovers. We were careful to make sure we could access the yard from any loop, that the yard area and passing siding are long enough for us to run the longest train we could imagine, and we can reverse any train in any loop with some planning.
If you check the start date of this thread, we actually sketched out or first ideas together over Skype back in February. I've since moved back to Cincinnati and have been able to support the effort in person as much as I can.
Thanks for the compliments!
PS: not really a "west" or "east" thing. More of a "roller" thing.
